mikerobrewer
Active Member
I've been brewing using a Mr. Beer setup for about a year. I did my first 5-gallon batch yesterday using an extract kit with steeping grains and hop additions. The entire process went well. But when I took my OG sample it was off by 10 points. I measured 1.036 and my target was 1.046. Any ideas what the issue might have been? There are only a couple things that I can think of that may have played a part in this:
I began steeping the grains before the water temp was up to where it should have been, so they were steeping for 15 minutes before temp got to 150. Once it was there I steeped them for 30 full minutes at temp between 155-170.
and,
I took my OG sample after pitching my yeast into my fermenter. I believe that was a mistake?
Any ideas/suggestions?
I began steeping the grains before the water temp was up to where it should have been, so they were steeping for 15 minutes before temp got to 150. Once it was there I steeped them for 30 full minutes at temp between 155-170.
and,
I took my OG sample after pitching my yeast into my fermenter. I believe that was a mistake?
Any ideas/suggestions?